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The Southern California
Junior Picnic Today
TROJAN
_Official Organ of the Anociated Student*, Univer»ity of Southern California_
Basketball At Gym Tonight
Vol. VII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, March 8, 1916
No. 82
AUTHORITIES PLAN SPORT
Basketball, Wrestling, Handball, Baseball and Track Events Will Be Added to Program, According to Instructors—Cup to be Awarded.
Indoor sports are scheduled for a place in the limelight during the months of March and April. Gymnasium authorities announce a program tn consist of basketball, indoor baseball. wrestling, handball and track.
A cup will be awarded to the winner of the wrestling match. This cup will be inscribed with the name of each winner, and will become the permanent possession of any man winning it three successive years. Additional interest will center about wrestling on account of the re-enrollment of “Church” Smith, who threw all comers two years ago.
Prizes are not yet posted for the other contests, but the gymnasts hope to remedy this before the events occur
LAST HOME GAME 10 BE PLAYED TONIGHT
Trojan Basketball Quintet to Meet Athletic Club Men in Final Tussle
Tonight will be the last chance for ; the students of the university to see j the U. S. C. basketball team in action in this city. They will meet the fast j L. A. A. C. team on the Athletic | Club’s court at eight o’clock. This is the next to the last game. Friday night the Trojan team will journey to Orange, where they w ill play the } Orange team, in the last game of the ! season.
The hoys are anxious to make a good showing in these last games and will do their best to make an impression on their opponents. A little rooting from the sidelines by the students will at least show our appreciation of the work done by the boys.
TO 61 RECEPTION FOR “FROSH" SIRES
Senior Girls to Entertain Little Sisters Thursday—Miss Gertrude Pentland Will Speak
Sophs Didn't Want the Old Sandwiches, So!
Sophomore ire is aroused. “We did NOT go hungry,” they say.
“Somebody procured part of our refreshments, we admit, but a very small part. We had plenty of ice cream and candy to eat. The 'frosh’ had to he content with eating our pickles and cheese sandwiches—awfully indigestible things, anyway. Perhaps we were better off without them, and perhaps the ‘babies’ are worse off."
However, this remains to he seen. Certainly the sophs are strongly inclined toward revenge, but cannot be certain just where to place the awful blame.
200 MEN ENLISTED IN MISSION STUDY CLASSES
Asiatic Students Will Produce Play, ’ “The Man of Faith," Which Was Recently Produced at the Gamut Club
EDNA SEDWECK IS Y.
New freshmen girls will be the guests of honor at a reception for all freshmen women to be given by the Senior women in accordance with the Big Sister Movement next Thursday at 3 o’clock, at the Entre Nous house, 745 West Twenty-eighth street.
The Big Sister Movement, which was started last fall, has proved a big success. The freshman girls are very enthusiastic about the plan, as it has been a great help in adjusting them to college life.
At the reception Miss Gertrude Pentland, the Chief Big Sister, will make a speech of w'elcome to the new girls, explaining the purpose of the movement. The following women will appear on the program: Margaret Mathias, Daisy Austin, under whose direction the reception is planned, Mary Wilkes and Marjorie Knecht.
The election of officers for the Y. W. C. A. was held yesterday morning in East Hall. The following were elected: Miss Edna Sedweck. president; Miss Ruth Watson, vice-presi-dent; Miss Helen Wallace, secretary, and Miss Francis Kallstedt, treasurer.
Professor J. H. Montgomery presented the plan of the Volunteer Mission Study Class to the meeting. Three College Girls of India, Japan and China, garbed in the costumes of their respective countries, spoke concerning the missionary work being done in these fields.
JUNIOR CLASS WILL HAVE PICNIC TODAY
Although there is a decided air of mystery about the junior picnic and outing, which was postponed from last Wednesday, President Marion Smith, ’17, announces that it will take place Wednesday afternoon, March 8th, and all juniors going are requested to meet at 1:15 on the front steps of Liberal Arts.
Miss Esther Welch, the vice-president, who heads the committee “for arranging the big doin’s,” has planned to pack and hurry off the party in big motor trucks, to parts as yet unknown.
PROF. ARTHUR M. PERRY
DIRECTS M. E. CONCERT
LAW SCHOOL TEAM TO DEBATE ARIZONA
Claire Eberhard and Myron Silver-stone, who will represent the Law School in its debate with the University of Arizona next Tuesday evening at the F.bell Clubhouse, are ready for the fray. Coach W'ells claims these boys will put up a splendid fight on the negative of President Wilson’s preparedness policy.
Arizona will send two of her strongest debaters here and a lively tussle may be expected.
Tickets may be obtained at the office by the holders of student body tickets, according to Vernon W. Lil-ley, debating manager.
A large crowd will attend.
Bible School Orchestra Renders Classic Numbers at First Church With Dean Skeele as Organist
Many people enjoyed the third popular concert given by the First Methodist Episcopal Church Bible School Orchestra last night, at the First M. E. Church, at Sixth and Hill streets.
The orchestra consisted of forty well-trained members.
The concert was directed by Arthur M. Perry, a violinist, and instructor in the College of Music of the University of Southern California. He was assisted l>y W. F. Skeele. organist, and Dean of the College of Music of U. S. C.
“The Eagle’s Nest,” by Isenman. was played as the dramatic overture. The other selections were written by the great composers, Woodman. Schumann, Beethoven. Popy, Hoyte, C G. Stewart, and Gray.
Interest in the voluntary mission study campaign, which was launched Monday by Herschel Griffin and coworkers, is growing in popularity among the men of the ’’iiiversity and according to present indications over tw’o hundred men students will be enrolled in the movement before the end of the week. Committees are busy in the halls taking names and explaining the purpose of the campaign.
At Monday’s session a crowded hall greeted Harold Freeman, who started the ball rolling by explaining the text “Students of Asia.” In the free-for-all discussion which followed many suggestions and plans for the solution of political and social problems in the far east were considered. Three new classes were organized this week as a result of the interest manifested in the first meeting.
A week from today Asiatic students will present a play, “The Man of Faith,” which recently was produced before the Gamut club.
The text book, “Students of Asia,” will be considered at the remainder of the meetings. The leaders are taking special normal instruction in order to make the discussions lively and interesting. At 2:10 p. m. today Lewis Durham will conduct the meeting. Arthur Chapman is scheduled to lead the Thursday meeting, Oliver Butterfield the Friday session, and William Dallas the Wednesday session.
LAW STUDENTS ARE IN LINE FOR PRIZES
In order to promote an interest in legal scholastic attainment, the American Law Book Company is offer’ g a complete set of forty-three vriumes of Cyc. to the student who takes the highest scholastic honors in each of the schools maintaining a three-year course in law’.
The offer applies to graduation in 1916.
The winner of one of these scholarship prizes will become eligible to compete for one of the $500 Corpus Juris scholarships established for postgraduate study in law. Three winners will be selected by the company from the theses, which must be submitted not later than August 1, 1916, under registered mail.
The College of Law has several students in line for the prizes.

The Southern California
Junior Picnic Today
TROJAN
_Official Organ of the Anociated Student*, Univer»ity of Southern California_
Basketball At Gym Tonight
Vol. VII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, March 8, 1916
No. 82
AUTHORITIES PLAN SPORT
Basketball, Wrestling, Handball, Baseball and Track Events Will Be Added to Program, According to Instructors—Cup to be Awarded.
Indoor sports are scheduled for a place in the limelight during the months of March and April. Gymnasium authorities announce a program tn consist of basketball, indoor baseball. wrestling, handball and track.
A cup will be awarded to the winner of the wrestling match. This cup will be inscribed with the name of each winner, and will become the permanent possession of any man winning it three successive years. Additional interest will center about wrestling on account of the re-enrollment of “Church” Smith, who threw all comers two years ago.
Prizes are not yet posted for the other contests, but the gymnasts hope to remedy this before the events occur
LAST HOME GAME 10 BE PLAYED TONIGHT
Trojan Basketball Quintet to Meet Athletic Club Men in Final Tussle
Tonight will be the last chance for ; the students of the university to see j the U. S. C. basketball team in action in this city. They will meet the fast j L. A. A. C. team on the Athletic | Club’s court at eight o’clock. This is the next to the last game. Friday night the Trojan team will journey to Orange, where they w ill play the } Orange team, in the last game of the ! season.
The hoys are anxious to make a good showing in these last games and will do their best to make an impression on their opponents. A little rooting from the sidelines by the students will at least show our appreciation of the work done by the boys.
TO 61 RECEPTION FOR “FROSH" SIRES
Senior Girls to Entertain Little Sisters Thursday—Miss Gertrude Pentland Will Speak
Sophs Didn't Want the Old Sandwiches, So!
Sophomore ire is aroused. “We did NOT go hungry,” they say.
“Somebody procured part of our refreshments, we admit, but a very small part. We had plenty of ice cream and candy to eat. The 'frosh’ had to he content with eating our pickles and cheese sandwiches—awfully indigestible things, anyway. Perhaps we were better off without them, and perhaps the ‘babies’ are worse off."
However, this remains to he seen. Certainly the sophs are strongly inclined toward revenge, but cannot be certain just where to place the awful blame.
200 MEN ENLISTED IN MISSION STUDY CLASSES
Asiatic Students Will Produce Play, ’ “The Man of Faith," Which Was Recently Produced at the Gamut Club
EDNA SEDWECK IS Y.
New freshmen girls will be the guests of honor at a reception for all freshmen women to be given by the Senior women in accordance with the Big Sister Movement next Thursday at 3 o’clock, at the Entre Nous house, 745 West Twenty-eighth street.
The Big Sister Movement, which was started last fall, has proved a big success. The freshman girls are very enthusiastic about the plan, as it has been a great help in adjusting them to college life.
At the reception Miss Gertrude Pentland, the Chief Big Sister, will make a speech of w'elcome to the new girls, explaining the purpose of the movement. The following women will appear on the program: Margaret Mathias, Daisy Austin, under whose direction the reception is planned, Mary Wilkes and Marjorie Knecht.
The election of officers for the Y. W. C. A. was held yesterday morning in East Hall. The following were elected: Miss Edna Sedweck. president; Miss Ruth Watson, vice-presi-dent; Miss Helen Wallace, secretary, and Miss Francis Kallstedt, treasurer.
Professor J. H. Montgomery presented the plan of the Volunteer Mission Study Class to the meeting. Three College Girls of India, Japan and China, garbed in the costumes of their respective countries, spoke concerning the missionary work being done in these fields.
JUNIOR CLASS WILL HAVE PICNIC TODAY
Although there is a decided air of mystery about the junior picnic and outing, which was postponed from last Wednesday, President Marion Smith, ’17, announces that it will take place Wednesday afternoon, March 8th, and all juniors going are requested to meet at 1:15 on the front steps of Liberal Arts.
Miss Esther Welch, the vice-president, who heads the committee “for arranging the big doin’s,” has planned to pack and hurry off the party in big motor trucks, to parts as yet unknown.
PROF. ARTHUR M. PERRY
DIRECTS M. E. CONCERT
LAW SCHOOL TEAM TO DEBATE ARIZONA
Claire Eberhard and Myron Silver-stone, who will represent the Law School in its debate with the University of Arizona next Tuesday evening at the F.bell Clubhouse, are ready for the fray. Coach W'ells claims these boys will put up a splendid fight on the negative of President Wilson’s preparedness policy.
Arizona will send two of her strongest debaters here and a lively tussle may be expected.
Tickets may be obtained at the office by the holders of student body tickets, according to Vernon W. Lil-ley, debating manager.
A large crowd will attend.
Bible School Orchestra Renders Classic Numbers at First Church With Dean Skeele as Organist
Many people enjoyed the third popular concert given by the First Methodist Episcopal Church Bible School Orchestra last night, at the First M. E. Church, at Sixth and Hill streets.
The orchestra consisted of forty well-trained members.
The concert was directed by Arthur M. Perry, a violinist, and instructor in the College of Music of the University of Southern California. He was assisted l>y W. F. Skeele. organist, and Dean of the College of Music of U. S. C.
“The Eagle’s Nest,” by Isenman. was played as the dramatic overture. The other selections were written by the great composers, Woodman. Schumann, Beethoven. Popy, Hoyte, C G. Stewart, and Gray.
Interest in the voluntary mission study campaign, which was launched Monday by Herschel Griffin and coworkers, is growing in popularity among the men of the ’’iiiversity and according to present indications over tw’o hundred men students will be enrolled in the movement before the end of the week. Committees are busy in the halls taking names and explaining the purpose of the campaign.
At Monday’s session a crowded hall greeted Harold Freeman, who started the ball rolling by explaining the text “Students of Asia.” In the free-for-all discussion which followed many suggestions and plans for the solution of political and social problems in the far east were considered. Three new classes were organized this week as a result of the interest manifested in the first meeting.
A week from today Asiatic students will present a play, “The Man of Faith,” which recently was produced before the Gamut club.
The text book, “Students of Asia,” will be considered at the remainder of the meetings. The leaders are taking special normal instruction in order to make the discussions lively and interesting. At 2:10 p. m. today Lewis Durham will conduct the meeting. Arthur Chapman is scheduled to lead the Thursday meeting, Oliver Butterfield the Friday session, and William Dallas the Wednesday session.
LAW STUDENTS ARE IN LINE FOR PRIZES
In order to promote an interest in legal scholastic attainment, the American Law Book Company is offer’ g a complete set of forty-three vriumes of Cyc. to the student who takes the highest scholastic honors in each of the schools maintaining a three-year course in law’.
The offer applies to graduation in 1916.
The winner of one of these scholarship prizes will become eligible to compete for one of the $500 Corpus Juris scholarships established for postgraduate study in law. Three winners will be selected by the company from the theses, which must be submitted not later than August 1, 1916, under registered mail.
The College of Law has several students in line for the prizes.